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Re: Gas tank "blues"

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Subject: Re: Gas tank "blues"
From: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@xs4all.nl>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 20:49:43 -0100
At 09:34 18-05-1999 -0700, Simmons, Reid W wrote:

>"AAARRGGHH!!!!!!!"  My gas tank had collapsed in on itself, (see
>almost any text on black hole theory for an explanation).
>[...]  How might I "pop" the sides back out?

I suggest trying compressed air, but *definitely* no higher pressure than 3
bar or 40 psi. Any more than that and you'll literally blow up the tank.
Better start with 2 bar or 30 psi.

Good luck!

-- 
Eric Kieboom - The Netherlands
1976 Spit 1500 - Original Java Green

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